Indonesian vaccine-making company Bio Farma has exported its product to 117 countries, making it one of the largest exporters of vaccine in the developing world.

"Bio Farma produces 11 types of vaccines which all have been prequalified by WHO. We export them to 117 countries worldwide, including Islamic countries," said Iskandar (one name), the President Director of Indonesian vaccine-maker Bio Farma told newsmen here, on Wednesday.

Speaking to media on the sidelines of the on-going of 13th annual general meeting of the Developing Countries Vaccine Manufacturers Network (DCVMN) in Bali, Iskandar said Bio Farma is one of the 30 companies whose products prequalified by WHO out of the total 200 vaccine making companies in the world.

Iskandar made it clear that Bio Farma has received the trust of those many countries because of the high quality of its products.

"There have been no complaints addressed to us on the safety of our products, let alone fatalities related to their use," he pointed out.

On the 13th DCVMN annual general meeting, he said the members could take advantage of the meeting for sharing their experience and know how on the research and development of new vaccines.

Indonesia has already achieved a "sound, technological platform" in vaccine production and therefore looks forward to establishing cooperation in vaccine research and developments with other countries, he emphasized.

More than 100 vaccine experts and high ranking health officials from DCVMN member states and other countries as well as UN bodies attending the three-day meeting. The meeting also features presentations from vaccine experts from the United States, Europe. Latin America and U.N. bodies.

The list of speakers includes Dr. Kim Bush of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, whose speech is entitled `Programmes to Improve Global Health: Why and How, and Dr. Shanelle Hall of the UNICEF Supply Division, who is scheduled to speak on UNICEF′s strategy for forecasting vaccine demands and working with countries and manufacturers.

Indonesian top vaccine researcher, Dr. Mahendra Suhardono, will preside over a panel discussion featuring speakers Dr. Tjandra Yoga of the Indonesian Health Ministry`s director general of communicable disease control, who will outline an initiative on global cooperation for responding to pandemic influenza.

In total, there are currently 37 vaccine-making manufacturers in the 14 DCVMN member countries.The objective of the Bali meeting is to increase the availability and improve the quality of vaccines produced in developing countries.

Member states of the DCVMN are Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cuba, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Republic of China, Republic of Korea, South Africa, Thailand and Vietnam.

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